"Victory!"
"The army of the kingdom has achieved a glorious victory in the New World!"
Dressed in an ill-fitting worker's suit and suspenders, the newsboy's voice was high-pitched as he dashed across the street.
Fang Xian looked at himself.
He was wearing a blue and white striped shirt and black trousers. It was the perfect outfit for the season in a coastal city like Ferenc.
The sun shone down, bringing with it a hint of heat.
He reached into the pocket of his trousers and took out a coin. "Give me a newspaper!"
The newsboy took the coin. It was a typical Senburg iron coin. It was black in color, with the head of the king on the front and a crown on the back.
Above the iron coins were the silver thales and gold fishes. Recently, the kingdom had even experimented with paper money in a small part of the country, but it had to be said that the power of tradition was strong. The acceptance of paper money was obviously not as high as the traditional metal money, even if it was foreign.
Fang Xian took the newspaper and frowned as he looked at the ink in his hand.
Because he had inherited Daniel's memories, he knew not only the common language of Senburg, but also the mystical and ancient languages that only mages would study. It was not a problem for him to understand the words.
The information on the newspaper shocked him. "New World, New World?"
He quickly recalled the relevant information in his mind.
"In this world, Senburg, the Silver Eagle Federation, and the Narnias Empire are all located in the Old World. In order to reach the New World, one has to travel across the deep sea. Since 300 years ago, many countries in the Old World have agreed to end their civil war and focus more resources on developing the New World. However, the New World has yet to be fully explored. It's like an endless treasure trove, and there are no detailed maps of it. It's a bit strange …"
As he read the newspaper, Fang Xian bought a fish biscuit from a roadside stall.
Although they were using the most common fish, the fish was thoroughly stirred after it was minced, and the crispy texture was mixed with bread crumbs. Together with the bread, salad dressing, and vegetables, it still satisfied the needs of the stomach.
"Hmm … Daniel doesn't even have a single thale in his pocket. He's a pauper …"
"It seems like the pressure he has been under recently is not only from his studies, but also from his debts?"
Fang Xian squinted.
He had a feeling that there was more to this matter than met the eye.
"No matter what, we have to face it!"
Fang Xian arrived outside a building.
Raising his head, he could see an ivory white tower at the center of the building.
"Sage Tower of Wisdom's subordinate, Mystery Academy!"
He muttered the name of the place where his original body had studied for six years.
The Sage Tower of Wisdom was an organization of scholars that transcended national boundaries. Their number one goal was to promote the development of wisdom. They were highly respected and had branches in every major country. Of course, it was inevitable that they would be influenced by the local authorities.
The Ferenc Mystery Academy only accepted students of the right age from the Kingdom of Senburg.
Back then, Daniel Roland, after being tested to have decent talent, still paid a high price to enter this place to study.
Fang Xian walked through the gate and paused for a while in the European-style square and botanical garden before arriving in front of a black building.
The road was blocked by a pitch-black fence with morning glory vines wrapped around it.
Fang Xian stretched out his hand and a trace of mysterious power surged. This was the most basic usage, even [Despicable Pottery] could do it easily.
The next moment, the morning glory on the vine slowly bloomed. A flower bud opened and a confused voice came from it, "Who is it?"
"Sir, I'm Daniel Roland!"
Fang Xian replied softly.
"Crack!"
The next moment, the metal fence suddenly opened, revealing the laboratory behind.
Fang Xian walked in and found an old man in a black robe with an old-fashioned face. He bowed and greeted, "Sir Herman!"
"I heard that you went to the black market to purchase a ritual aid of unknown origin in order to attempt to advance?"
Wizard Herman's gaze swept across Fang Xian, judging him.
He could not tell whether Fang Xian had succeeded or not. After all, the mysterious power of this world was very hidden. If one did not actively expose it, it would be difficult to tell unless the difference in rank was too great.
Moreover, although the stairs of [Ancient Bronze] could be climbed by obtaining mysterious points through various methods, wizards preferred to obtain the blessing of mysterious power from animal and plant materials, from the world itself, or from some pure concept. The most common way was to drink potions.
This was because doing so would give one the most freedom and would not be disturbed.
The most repulsive way was to use sacrifices to pray to unknown beings. Even if one advanced, one would lose their most precious free will.
From Herman's point of view, Daniel's method was tantamount to cutting off one's own future.
However, this student was very stupid and did not seem to have a future to speak of.
"Yes, sir. I successfully climbed the second step, but changed the path!" Fang Xian replied softly.
"That's normal!"
Herman heard the news of Daniel's success and his expression relaxed slightly. "I'm very sorry that you can't continue climbing the Wizard Tower …"
In the current mysterious world, there were a few widely used and widely used systems.
Different systems and paths were like different towers.
The most famous were the 'Wizard Tower' and 'Warrior Tower'!
One was the orthodox spellcaster system, while the other was more inclined towards the physical side, choosing Extraordinaires who occupied the mainstream of the mysterious world.
The reason was that every step had been climbed by someone before, leaving behind valuable experience and a clear goal.
But the other paths might not be the same.
It was like a broken tower. When one realized that there was no way forward on the third or fourth step, they had no choice but to change the path, spending a lot of time and energy, and they might not succeed!
"What path did you transfer to?"
Herman asked.
"Warlock!" Fang Xian lightly spat out the answer, two layers of light patterns appearing on his forehead.
"Congratulations, newly advanced [Ancient Bronze]!" Herman nodded. "You can apply for graduation … I don't have much research on the 'Warlock Tower'. I only know that they are different from wizards who research, understand, and use laws. They rely more on their own talent or bloodline. It seems that your bloodline carries some kind of hidden power that just happened to be stimulated by the ritual …"
Otherwise, relying on that kind of inferior ritual to assist, the chances of advancing were very slim.
Herman added in his heart and said: "The 'Warlock Tower' is monopolized by some great aristocrats. If you want to obtain subsequent learning materials, I'm afraid that it will be rather difficult …"
"I want to apply for graduation. Also … Sir, can you tell me who is targeting me?"
Fang Xian stared into Herman's eyes and asked with bright eyes.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
